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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, May 13

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← May 6May 13May 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,004 head

▼ 477 vs last sale 1,481▼ 593 vs year ago 1,597 · −37.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 63▲ 2 vs year ago 26 · +7.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 0▲ 14 vs year ago 1 · +1,400.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade activity was light to moderate on good demand. Soaking rain with cooler temperatures, helped local pastures that have suffered from drought conditions.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.76/cwt on 390 head.

Average price

$134.76

390 head · 755 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,017

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$227

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 2-3

$28.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.35

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	596	138.00	822	6thin
Medium and Large 1	764	136.17	1,041	357
Medium and Large 2	558	129.00	720	7thin
Medium 1	778	111.00	864	13thin
Medium 2-3	541	110.00	595	7thin

One grade step is worth $28.00/cwt here — about $227 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale390 hd

134.76

—

TX average4 barns · 1,529 hd

138.11

−3.35

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,357	70.00	949	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,067	57.26	611	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,090	55.00	600	1thin

Every lot

51 lots · USDA AMS · Tulia Livestock Auction - Tulia, TX

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	301	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	557	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	538	157.92/cwt	150.00–163.00	850	24
Steers	—	Medium 2-3	541	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	595	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	558	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	720	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	596	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	822	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	148.54/cwt	145.00–151.50	922	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	642	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	918	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	711	136.85/cwt	135.00–140.00	973	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	764	133.24/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,018	26
Steers	—	Medium 1Fleshy	778	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	864	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	130.36/cwt	127.50–133.00	1,066	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	867	125.23/cwt	124.00–127.50	1,086	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	933	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,138	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,024	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,229	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,251	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,339	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	143.95/cwt	143.00–146.00	469	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	361	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	538	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	581	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	140.24/cwt	134.00–144.00	656	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	128.46/cwt	126.00–131.50	676	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	130.03/cwt	128.50–132.50	731	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	130.97/cwt	129.00–134.00	815	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	633	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	753	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	642	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	735	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	668	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	768	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	814	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	122.89/cwt	121.00–124.00	892	95
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	726	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	799	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	753	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	930	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	796	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	915	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	805	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	966	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	806	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	814	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	919	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,071	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	958	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,126	22
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	331	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	583	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	392	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	627	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	472	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	661	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	613	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	750	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	578	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	809	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	680	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	830	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	748	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	890	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,105	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	774	1
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,285	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	835	1
Bulls	—	—	1,518	72.49/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,100	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,047	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	686	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	52.87/cwt	52.50–55.00	570	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,090	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	600	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	787.50/cwt	775.00–800.00	8,466	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,078	866.99/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	9,346	10

This sale against other markets

Texas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Texas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Texas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Tulia Livestock Auction - Tulia, TX

Thu May 13, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Amarillo, TX (LS-AM)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,004Last week 1,481Year ago 1,597

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 63Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 0Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,251	107.00	107.00
82	—	621	145.00–151.50	148.54
76	—	818	127.50–133.00	130.36
31	—	933	122.00	122.00
40	—	867	124.00–127.50	125.23
24	—	538	150.00–163.00	157.92
16	—	1,024	120.00	120.00
9	—	301	185.00	185.00
26	—	764	132.00–134.00	133.24
35	—	711	135.00–140.00	136.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	642	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	558	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	778	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	541	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	596	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	526	126.00–131.50	128.46
4	—	673	121.00	121.00
2	—	395	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	633	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	726	121.00–124.00	122.89
13	—	326	143.00–146.00	143.95
30	—	622	129.00–134.00	130.97
22	—	958	117.50	117.50
32	—	468	134.00–144.00	140.24
25	—	562	128.50–132.50	130.03
25	—	753	123.50	123.50
8	—	919	116.50	116.50
25	—	805	120.00	120.00
6	—	361	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	642	114.50	114.50
4	—	806	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	726	110.00	110.00
5	—	796	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	668	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	475	129.00	129.00
13	—	564	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	331	176.00	176.00
7	—	578	140.00	140.00
5	—	392	160.00	160.00
10	—	472	140.00	140.00
11	—	680	122.00	122.00
9	—	748	119.00	119.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,078	52.50–55.00	52.87
8	—	1,047	65.50	65.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	65.00	65.00
1	—	1,105	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,518	70.00–75.00	72.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	775.00–800.00	787.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,078	800.00–1,000.00	866.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	900.00	900.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.